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Sterculia appendiculata
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National Botanic Gardens, Harare
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National Botanic Gardens, Harare
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Tall sterculia (English) |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tall, deciduous tree to 40 m, often with a long tall unbranched trunk, the branching only above. Bark smooth, pale grey to yellowish grey; young branchlets with dense woolly, rusty-yellow hairs. Leaves crowded near the ends of branches, 3-7-lobed, maple-like. Flowers in hairy, few-flowered sprays, greenish to yellowish-brown, appearing before the leaves. Fruit splitting into 2-3 carpels, covered in rusty brown hairs; seeds brown with a yellow basal aril. |
| Notes: | This is a very rare tree in Zimbabwe. Although not listed in the Red Data List of Zimbabwe Plants (Mapaura & Timberlake in SABONET no. 14, 2002), it may well be nearly extinct in this country. |
| Derivation of specific name: | appendiculata: with an appendage |
| Habitat: | In riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 594. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 715. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 112. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 260. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 80. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 561 - 562. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 554 - 555. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Malawi: Sterculia appendiculataFlora of Mozambique: Sterculia appendiculata
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sterculia appendiculataAfrican Plant Database: Sterculia appendiculata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sterculia appendiculata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sterculia appendiculata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sterculia appendiculata
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iNaturalist: Sterculia appendiculata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sterculia appendiculata
JSTOR Plant Science: Sterculia appendiculata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sterculia appendiculata
Plants of the World Online: Sterculia appendiculata
Tropicos: Sterculia appendiculata
Wikipedia: Sterculia appendiculata
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